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Sunshine Coast logging protest heats up with flaming blockade

Loggers arriving at cut block A87125 in the forest above Roberts Creek Monday morning were greeted by a flaming log blockade across the access road.

The fiery obstacle is the latest salvo in a confrontation that has been simmering since Peninsula Logging won a B.C. Timber Sales auction for the 18-hectare mixed forest earlier this year.

“We thought there would be a protester presence here, but we didn’t expect this,” said Aaron Service, co-owner of Peninsula Logging. “Every time they pull something like this it costs (the crew) about two hours work.”

Several groups of protesters have been camping in the woods near the cut block over the summer, watching for activity on the site.

But with logging now in full swing, the opposition has escalated to protest rallies, road blockades and arrests. Some protesters have entered the worksite.

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EMERGENCY CALLOUT!!!! Cops and loggers came up to serve us an injunction against our blockade saving 800 year old trees on the so called sunshine coast, a short 45 minute ferry ride from vancouver by Roberts creek on the Traditional territories of the squamish and sechelt. Only 5 min from Roberts creek it’s 2.5 km straight up the b and k logging road. They will not go down without a fight. We need as many witnesses as possible because they are going to start arresting any caretakers that get in the way as of tomorrow sept 1! Come camp and bring your friends as we need to do everything we can to stop this atrocity. This is cultural genocide! We are in a climate emergency and can not afford to lose any more old growth. Extra camping gear is available if you don’t have any send me a message or just come and we will take care of you.

The alleged sabotage took place some time during the evening or early hours of April 11-12th. During the night, the timber company states, “Someone proceeded to cut a gate lock at our Logging location on the Patterson Creek [Road]… The person then placed a rock on the travel controls and proceeded to direct the Log Loader over the bank.

The company went on to remark that “The destruction of this machine has cost our Company greatly[.]”